A Teacher takes responsibility for your growth.
A Guru makes you responsible for your growth.

A Teacher gives you things you do not have and require.
A Guru takes away things you have and do not require.

A Teacher answers your questions.
A Guru questions your answers.

A Teacher requires obedience and discipline from a pupil.
A Guru requires trust and humility from the pupil.

A Teacher clothes you and prepares you for the outer journey.
A Guru strips you naked and prepares you for the inner journey.

A Teacher is a guide on the path.
A Guru is a pointer to the way.

A Teacher sends you on the road to success.
A Guru sends you on the road to freedom.

A Teacher explains the world and its nature to you.
A Guru explains yourself and your nature.

A Teacher gives you knowledge and boosts your ego.
A Guru takes away your knowledge and punctures your ego.

A Teacher instructs you.
A Guru constructs you.

A Teacher sharpens your mind.
A Guru opens your mind.

A Teacher reaches your mind.
A Guru touches your spirit.

A Teacher is a systematic thinker.
A Guru is a lateral thinker.

One can always find a Teacher.
But a Guru has to find and accept you.

A Teacher leads you by hand.
A Guru leads you by example.

When a Teacher finishes with you, you celebrate.
When a Guru finishes with you, life celebrates.